Item 3: List by Matthias and John Hollenback (removed to black box #1), 1770 July
Item — Box: 12, Folder: 43
Dates
- Created: 1770 July
Creator
- Hollenback, John 1720-1793 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
List
Condition Note:
Fair.
Measurements:
14 ⅜ in. x 9 ¼ in.
Title:
A List of Effects written by Matthias and John Hollenback which the subscriber Lost when the Indians maide an Incursion on Westmoreland County in the State of Connecticut which was in the month of July 1770.
Description:
A list of items, written by Matthias (1752-1829) and John Hollenback (1720-1793), lost when natives attacked a shipment.Matthias Hollenback is the son of John Hollenback. At the time when this list was created Matthias Hollenback was establishing himself in Wyoming Valley after moving there in hopes of finding untuned while settled under the Connecticut claim. He left his birth place in 1769 with only his horse, the clothes on his back and fifty dollars. Hollenback was successful in business and trading, while also serving in the army during the Revolutionary War. He solidified himself in trade through his various shops along the Susquehanna river,most notably his affairs at Tioga Point. Near the end of his life Matthias Hollenback served honorably as a Judge and continued to contribute greatly to the establishment of the Wyoming Valley through investments.
Location:
Westmoreland County
Transcription:
See Finding aid PDF for more formatted transcription similar to the manuscript.
A List of Effects which the subscriber Lost when the Indians maide [sic] an Incurision [sic] on Westmoreland County in the State of Connecticut which was in month of July 1770 £ S[hilling] d[pence]
1 Dewlling (sic) [dwelling] House with a Large Cithen (sic) 400 0 0 4 Large sows with pigns [sic] 4 8 0 1 Deto (sic) [Ditto, Same as above] 30 0 0 1 Year old barow (sic) [wheelbarrow] 1 0 0 1 paire (sic) of Large oxen 16 0 0 1 Gun 1 16 0 1 paire Deto (sic) [Ditto] 12 0 0 1 Pan & Coper (sic) Tey (sic) Kitle (sic) 1 0 0 1 odd ox 8 0 0 1 Large Iron Kitle (sic) 2 0 0 1 paire of 4 years olde (sic) Steares (sic) 10 0 0 1 Small Deto Deto (sic) [Ditto] 0 15 0 1 Paire (sic) of 3 Deto Deto (Sic) [Ditto] 9 0 0 3 Large Iron potts (sic) 3 0 0 1 Cow 4 0 0 30 Small Deto Deto 11 0 0 1 plow Irons & Cleavesess (sic) [Clevises] 3 0 0 1 1/2 Barils (sic) shad salted 3 12 0 1 Ox Chain 0 12 0 1 Fut wheell (sic) [foot wheel] 1 large Deto (sic) [Ditto] 1 10 0 1 paire (sic) weges (sic) [wedges] & mall ringes 0 10 0 8 thousand Feet pin[e] (sic) bords (sic) 16 0 0 1 teen (sic) [tin] plait (sic) Stove with a Longe (sic) pipe 10 0 0 20 barill (sic) casks 4 0 0 1 Cuting (sic) box & knife 10 0 0 2 barils of wineger(sic) [winegar/vinegar] 3 0 0 3 Fether (sic) beeds (sic) 12(?) 0 0 1 Coat with tow (sic) [two] [illegible] Coats 7 8 0 4 beed Steads(sic) [bedstead] with Cords 3 0 0 2 1/2 yds[yards] of blow Cloth with Trim[min]g 8 0 0 2 Black walnot (sic) Tables 3 0 0 1 paire (sic) of knite[knit?] patterin (sic) breath(?) 1 10 0 6 Flaitg (sic) botomed (sic) Chaires (sic) 1 16 0 1 Silver Wach (sic) [Watch] 5 8 0 1 Chist (sic) with Lock & hinges -- 1 0 0 10 Bushills (sic) of Rey (sic) [Rye] 1 10 0 30 of teenpaneye (sic) [tenpenny] Nails 4 10 0 2 ackers (sic) [acres] of oats 2 0 0 30 [Lb] of Shingels (sic) Deto (sic) [Ditto] 3 0 0 1 paire (sic) of Sillver (sic) buckels (sic) 1 10 0
10 Dollers (sic) hard Cash 3 0 0 1 paire (sic) of boots 1 0 0 200 Contenatel (sic) [Continental] according to seals 19 0 0 3 Hund[re]d feet walnot (sic) bords (sic) 1 4 0
£554 8 0 £81 15 0 554 8 0 £636 3 0 The half of the Damege (sic) Don[e] to tow (sic) Saw Mills {-35-
[Back] Matthias & John Hollenbacks List of Losses by the Indian &c [etcetera]
A List of Effects which the subscriber Lost when the Indians maide [sic] an Incurision [sic] on Westmoreland County in the State of Connecticut which was in month of July 1770 £ S[hilling] d[pence]
1 Dewlling (sic) [dwelling] House with a Large Cithen (sic) 400 0 0 4 Large sows with pigns [sic] 4 8 0 1 Deto (sic) [Ditto, Same as above] 30 0 0 1 Year old barow (sic) [wheelbarrow] 1 0 0 1 paire (sic) of Large oxen 16 0 0 1 Gun 1 16 0 1 paire Deto (sic) [Ditto] 12 0 0 1 Pan & Coper (sic) Tey (sic) Kitle (sic) 1 0 0 1 odd ox 8 0 0 1 Large Iron Kitle (sic) 2 0 0 1 paire of 4 years olde (sic) Steares (sic) 10 0 0 1 Small Deto Deto (sic) [Ditto] 0 15 0 1 Paire (sic) of 3 Deto Deto (Sic) [Ditto] 9 0 0 3 Large Iron potts (sic) 3 0 0 1 Cow 4 0 0 30 Small Deto Deto 11 0 0 1 plow Irons & Cleavesess (sic) [Clevises] 3 0 0 1 1/2 Barils (sic) shad salted 3 12 0 1 Ox Chain 0 12 0 1 Fut wheell (sic) [foot wheel] 1 large Deto (sic) [Ditto] 1 10 0 1 paire (sic) weges (sic) [wedges] & mall ringes 0 10 0 8 thousand Feet pin[e] (sic) bords (sic) 16 0 0 1 teen (sic) [tin] plait (sic) Stove with a Longe (sic) pipe 10 0 0 20 barill (sic) casks 4 0 0 1 Cuting (sic) box & knife 10 0 0 2 barils of wineger(sic) [winegar/vinegar] 3 0 0 3 Fether (sic) beeds (sic) 12(?) 0 0 1 Coat with tow (sic) [two] [illegible] Coats 7 8 0 4 beed Steads(sic) [bedstead] with Cords 3 0 0 2 1/2 yds[yards] of blow Cloth with Trim[min]g 8 0 0 2 Black walnot (sic) Tables 3 0 0 1 paire (sic) of knite[knit?] patterin (sic) breath(?) 1 10 0 6 Flaitg (sic) botomed (sic) Chaires (sic) 1 16 0 1 Silver Wach (sic) [Watch] 5 8 0 1 Chist (sic) with Lock & hinges -- 1 0 0 10 Bushills (sic) of Rey (sic) [Rye] 1 10 0 30 of teenpaneye (sic) [tenpenny] Nails 4 10 0 2 ackers (sic) [acres] of oats 2 0 0 30 [Lb] of Shingels (sic) Deto (sic) [Ditto] 3 0 0 1 paire (sic) of Sillver (sic) buckels (sic) 1 10 0
10 Dollers (sic) hard Cash 3 0 0 1 paire (sic) of boots 1 0 0 200 Contenatel (sic) [Continental] according to seals 19 0 0 3 Hund[re]d feet walnot (sic) bords (sic) 1 4 0
£554 8 0 £81 15 0 554 8 0 £636 3 0 The half of the Damege (sic) Don[e] to tow (sic) Saw Mills {-35-
[Back] Matthias & John Hollenbacks List of Losses by the Indian &c [etcetera]
Creator
- Hollenback, John 1720-1793 (Person)
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